Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-13
SAN FRANCISCO AND VICINITY.

The cut in passenger rates reached S12
on second-class tickets to through" East
ern points on Tuesday. These rates were
exceptional, being made only in a few In
stances.
Six carloads of silk fabrics were recently
shipped East over the Southern Pacific in
freig ht cars attached to the regular passen-
ger train. The silk is en- route from China
to New York, and is valued at IS, 100000.
Calvin Pratt, the civil engineer who was
recently convicted of having swindled the
Pacific Bank by means of forged checks,
was sentenced by Judge Murphy yesterday
to fourteen years in the State Prison at Fol-
som.
Six new cases of diphtheria were reported
at the Health Office on Tuesday, and the
usual number of complaints concerning
choked sewers and other pestilential holes
are increasingly made at the Street Depart
ment office.
A letter to friends in San Francisco from
Philip S. Weittenhiller, Deputy United
States Marshal at Juneau, Alaska, brings
the information that P. W. Creamy, late of
this city, was drowned while out hunting
in Chatham straits.
1t is now regarded as settled fact in
California railroad circles that the San
Francisco and North Pacific Railroad
(Donahueiline) will build road from Pa
checo, on the main line, connecting with
Napa via Sonoma.
James Chenery, about IA years of age'
died on Tuesday from the effect OF gun
shot wound received on Sunday last, at the
beach, at the hands of boy named Healey.
1t seems that the two boys were hunting in
company, and that Healey had the gun at
y, oI, Il of irrU bar
cry jumped in front of the gun, receiving
the bullet.
An appeal has been taken to the United
States Supreme Court from the decision of
Judge SAWYER in the Moquelumne grant
case. The suit was brought in equity in
the name of the United States by the set
tiers against Kate d. Mclaughlin ct al, the
Central Pacific Railroad Company being
made a defendant. Judge Sawyer gave
judgment for the defense.
While S. J. Campbell, butcher on the
steamer Alameda, was going to his home,
about o'clock yesterday morning, he no
ticed that he was followed by man. At
the corner of Folsom and Ritch streets he
felt blow on his head from behind. He
cried for help, but does not remember
much that happened after that. When
found he had been robbed of $50. The
robber, Joseph Connolly. was arrested.
The new plan of campaign, about which
a good deal has been said during the past
few days, in connection with the street-car
strike, has assumed definite shape. ltisthe
establishment of line of omnibuses and
coaches to compete with the boycotted
roads The Golden Gate Hall building, on
Pacific street, between Van Ness avenue
and Polk street, has been secured as head
quarters for the strikers and the lower floor
for stables.
John Dugan of Newark keeps number
of hares in corral and uses them for the
coursing matches in the adjoining grounds.
Some days ago party of young men were
passing the corr | with several hounds By
way of amusement they lifted one of the
dogs over the fence and threw him among
the hares He killed several. Dugan came
out and demonstrated. A quarrel followed
and Dugan struck Louis H. Moosef, knock
ing bis jaw cut of joint. Dugan was ar
rested